This late-19th-century Victorian farmhouse has been a popular stop for photographers for years. Joe McGrady writes: It was built by James Monroe Ellison (1857-1932). He was married twice, lastly to Lillie Mae Haynes (1874-1967). He had 10 children with his first wife, Gerushia Victoria Cox (1858-1903). He had 3 children with Lillie Mae Haynes: a boy (1906-1906) who was stillborn; James Benson Ellison (1907-1966); and Lillie Mae Ellison (1910-1996). My mother’s mother was Amanda Jane Haynes (1872-1914), who was Lillie Mae’s sister. Amanda was married to William Nathaniel LeMaster…We visited the Ellisons often in the late 1960s… I am not sure who owns the property now…I know that Lillie Mae willed a portion of her property to the church.
The architecture indicates the house was Queen Anne in style.
Since it’s a couple of miles from the center of Maysville, it was probably a working farm.
A smokehouse survives on the property, as well.
My mother’s father name was Edward Ellison my father name was Eddie Richard Mays Jr need more information on family’s relationship. Also my uncle my dad is Uncle had no kids his name was Willie made and he traveled to I think Virginia with a colonel and left his land to his niece is and nephew
The house has been completely demolished now. The smokehouse has also been destroyed. The church next door, Solid Rock Baptist Church, owns the property.